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BBC Newsbeat: Hillary Clinton’s kind words for boy ‘afraid’ of being gay

But things have a way of working out pretty well when you are simply true to yourself.

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A post from the page of the Ellen DeGeneres show reads “Not only will people like you, they’ll love you”.

Clinton wasn’t the only one with words of advice as popular talk show host Ellen DeGeneres also responded to the post writing, “Not only will people like you, they’ll love you”.

Another user said: “I’m a homosexual and my future is bright and people love and adore me”.

It was then shared by a number of her staffers, including the Hillary for America deputy communications director Kristina Schake. Discrimination is still an issue, and many young people face isolation and hostility from their families and communities.

Two hours after Stanton posted the photo, it had accrued more than 20,000 comments.

Hillary Clinton, a Democrat candidate for the United States presidency.

While many Humans of New York photos go viral, this portrait gained early press not just due to topicality but because Facebook administrators initially deleted it, Jezebel reports.

HONY posts daily pictures of everyday people around New York, as well as an often-profound interview snippet.

His latest subject, a gay teen, isn’t sure if America is ready to accept him. “But Humans of New York proved that the internet and social media can be used for good”. “It is now still on Instagram and I’m trying to figure out how to get it back up”, Stanton wrote on Facebook.

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To this extent, any glimpse of hope and sympathy, even when received via a Facebook page like Humans of New York can go a long way.

This 'Humans of New York' Post was removed by Facebook first. It gets 422,000